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The Road to the Iraq War | 7. Judy
Jun 9, 2021
Judith Miller, influential reporter on the narrative about weapons of mass destruction during the Iraq invasion, discusses how she got the story wrong. The podcast explores the media's support for the Bush administration's narrative and the New York Times' decision not to publish a potentially impactful story. It also reflects on the consequences of journalists' decisions and the role of accuracy in journalism.
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- Judith Miller brought a story about a potential major terrorist attack to an editor before 9/11, but it was never published due to insufficient details and uncertainties surrounding the source.
- Media, including Judith Miller, largely supported the Bush administration's narrative on weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, raising questions about why many reporters were uncritical and Miller took the blame for the media's failure to challenge the government's claims.
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The Missed Scoop on 9/11 Attack
In this podcast episode, the editor-in-chief of ProPublica, Steven Engelberg, recounts a missed opportunity to publish a story about an intercept of a conversation between two members of Al-Qaeda, just a couple of weeks before the 9/11 attack. The reporter, Judith Miller, brought the story to Engelberg, revealing plans by terrorists to launch a major attack against the United States. However, due to insufficient details and uncertainties surrounding the source, the story never ran. Engelberg reflects on the decision to spike the story and ponders the potential impact it could have had if published, including the possibility of altering history.
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